If you do not trust yourself, hire a real estate photographer.

Remember you are not obligated to save tenant money by personally doing work in lieu of hiring a professional.

Now that being said if the tenant has been there for a year or more and has been a great tenant we might hire a pest control company to come out and spray one time at our expense but only on a case by case basis. 

It is going to be hard for me to hire things things out but I know I need to. 

He hired a guy he knew for the electric and signed a contract with him, then gave him one of our checks for $1000 as a down-payment. 

No it is not off grid it has consistent power, central air and heat, water, and all the appliances of a normal house.

For you if you self manage, or difficulty finding a company interested in managing if you choose to hire someone.- property is cheap for a good reason...

Lawn care will be hired out but snow removal will be tenant's responsibility.

It's not college unless you're sleeping on an air mattress and eating ramen twice a day right?

Do you have any other investors that have hired this coach?